DISCIPLINARY KNOWLEDGE

AND PEDAGOGICAL
APPROACHES IN SCHOOL
SUBJECTS
SUBMITTED BY VRINTHA. D. B
 INTRODUCTION

• TEACHER NEEDS TO HAVE BOTH CONTENT AND PEDAGOGICL KNOWLEDGE OF THE SUBJECT
AS WELL AS THE DISCIPLINE THAT SHE DEALS WITH . THE ACADEMIC KNOWLEDGE DEDUCED
FOR THE SUBJECT OF A SCHOOL CURRICULUM. A TRUE TEACHER NEED TO UNDERSTAND NOT
ONLY THE SUBJECTED AND CONTENTS WHAT SHE SUPPOSED BUT ALSO THE DEVELOPMENT
AND PHILOSOPHY OF THOSE SUBJECT. A SCHOOL CURRIUCLUM BELL WITH THE COR
DISCIPLINES AND SUBJECTS, BUT ALSO DELL WITH MANY OTHER SPECIAL AREAR SUCH AS
ARTS AND CRAFT, HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION ETC.
 DISCIPLINARY KNOWLEDGE

• DISCIPLINARY KNOWLEDGE REFERS TO THE SPECIALISATION AND IN-DEPTH

CONTENT KNOWLEDGE OF A CERTAIN TYPE OF CURRICULUM OR SUBJECT.
 PEDAGOGICAL DEMANDS OF DISCIPLINARY KNOWLEDGE

• TEACHER EDUCATION IS ONE OF THE SPECIALIZED AREAS OF STUDY IN THE

DISCIPLINE OF EDUCATION. THE MAIN CONCERN OF TEACHERS EDUCATION IS TO
PREPARE QUALITY TEACHER FOR THE SCHOOL EDUCATION.
• AMONG THSEE FACTORS UNDERSTANDING DISCIPLINARY KNOWLEDGE AND
PEDAGOGICAL PRACTISES TO GRANDER THATDISCIPLINARY NEEDS TO
UNDERSTAND BOTH DISCIPLINEARY KNOWLEDGE AND INNOVATIVE
PEDAGOGICAL PRACTICES.
• PEDAGOGICAL CONTENT KNOWLEDGE INCLUDES AND AN UNDERSTANDING OF
WHAT MAKES THE LEARNING OF SPECIFIC TOPIC EASY OR DIFFICULT.
 PEDAGOGICAL CONCERN OF DISCIPLINARY
KNOWLEDGE

1. IT IS A RECOGNISE AREA OF STUDY

2. IT HAS A SUBSTANTIAL BODY OF KNOWLEDGE FOUNDED ON CORE CONCEPT
AND THEORIES .
3. IT USES OF CRITICAL INQUIRY METHODS FOR STUDYING PROBLEMS .
4. IT HAS A DEFINITE SCOPE FOR RESEARCH
 PEDAGOGICAL CONCERN OF DISCIPLINARY
KNOWLEDGE

5. IT HAS SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTES OF KNOWLEDGE RESOURCE AND

PRACTICES WITHIN A DISCIPLINE .
6. IT IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE LEARNED SOCIETY AND ACADEMIC
ORGANISATIONS .
7. IT HAS ITS OWN INTELLECTUAL HISTORY .
8. SCHOLARS CONTINUE THERE INTEREST IN STUDYING THE DISCIPLINE .
 PEDAGOGICAL APPROACHES IN SCHOOL
SUBJECT
• IN SCHOOLS PEOPLES SHOULD BE INTRODUCED THE REALMS OF HUMANS EXPERIENCE THROUGH
THE STUDY OF LANGUAGES, MATHEMATICS, SCIENCES ,THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES.
• THIS IS IMPORTANT WHEN CONSIDERING A SCHOOL CURRICULUM AS DIFFERENT FORMS OF
KNOWLEDGE WILL HELP THE CHILD TO DEVELOP DIFFERENT WAYS AND TO SEE CONNECTION
BETWEEN DIFFERENT FORMS OF KNOWLEDGE .
• AND NUMBER OF SCHOOL SUBJECT ARE FOCUSED ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF DISCIPLINARY
KNOWLEDGE AND ARE CLOSELY RELATED TO DISCIPLINES SUCH AS HISTORY, SCIENCE AND ARTS.
• WE CONSIDER THE SUBJECT THAT IT HELPS CHILDREN TO EXPLORE SOME ASPECT OF TRUTH.
• EACH CHAPTER ALSO EXAMINES HOW THE DISCIPLINE IS RECONTEXTUALIZED IN THE
CONTEXT OF SCHOOL SUBJECT.
• THIS MEANS HOW THE SUBJECT IS RELATED TO AND PREPARES THE PEOPLE FOR
FATHER STUDY IN THE DISCIPLINES.
• WHAT IS SPECIAL ABOUT THESE ACADEMIC SUBJECTS IS THAT THEY INTROCD PUPILS
TO DISCIPLINARY KNOWLEDGE BY TEACHING THEM CONCEPTUAL THOUGHTS.
• WEATHER YOUNG PEOPLE DECIDE TO PURSUE HIGHER EDUCATION OR NOT BE THINK
THAT DISCIPLINES ARE PRACTICES OF INTELLECTUAL EXPLORATION AND WISDOM
ARE OF SUFFICIENT IMPORTANT THAT ALL CHILDREN SHOULD HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO STUDY THEM AND BENEFIT FROM THE INSIGHTS THEY OFFER.
 CONCLUSION

DISCIPLINE IS THUS AN ESSENTIAL PART OF EVERYONE'S LIFE.TO BE A GOOD AND

IDEAL CITIZEN,AND 2 BE A GOOD HUMAN BEING,DISCIPLINE IS A MUST 2 CULTIVATE IN
OUR LIFE. NOBODY CAN SUCCEED N SHINE IN LIFE WITHOUT DISCIPLINE.IT IS A VIRTUE
OF SOCIAL LIFE...